Exhibit 1b: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Stainless Steel Products: (Census Basis) Not Seasonally Adjusted Quantity in metric tons/ value in thousands of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding October 2010 September 2010 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 79,422 316,797 62,990 256,276 Ingots And Steel For Castings 738 2,549 1,139 4,023 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 7,935 29,704 6,575 23,315 Wire Rods 1,284 5,799 1,408 5,187 Structural Shapes Heavy 80 493 105 833 Plates Cut Lengths 4,365 17,457 3,816 14,136 Plates In Coils 12,213 42,625 1,243 4,170 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,219 10,644 2,062 9,547 Bars - Light Shaped 456 2,276 430 2,126 Bars - Cold Finished 6,818 31,805 5,110 24,037 Oil Country Goods 825 4,459 2,344 13,751 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 29 152 17 74 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 226 868 35 245 Line Pipe - Not Specified 3 28 (-) (-) Stainless Pipe & Tubing 8,143 57,644 8,061 55,168 Structural Pipe & Tube (-) (-) 20 29 Wire Drawn 3,470 18,743 3,541 18,017 Sheets Hot Rolled 2,242 4,597 2,370 5,062 Sheets Cold Rolled 24,969 73,441 22,489 67,059 Strip - Hot Rolled 103 239 45 93 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,302 13,272 2,177 9,402 -------------------------------------------------------------- September 2010 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 63,138 256,884 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,139 4,023 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 6,584 23,402 Wire Rods 1,408 5,187 Structural Shapes Heavy 105 833 Plates Cut Lengths 3,816 14,136 Plates In Coils 1,243 4,170 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,062 9,547 Bars - Light Shaped 430 2,126 Bars - Cold Finished 5,114 24,048 Oil Country Goods 2,344 13,751 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 17 74 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 36 255 Line Pipe - Not Specified (-) (-) Stainless Pipe & Tubing 8,125 55,407 Structural Pipe & Tube (-) (-) Wire Drawn 3,541 18,017 Sheets Hot Rolled 2,370 5,062 Sheets Cold Rolled 22,569 67,320 Strip - Hot Rolled 45 93 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,188 9,430 -------------------------------------------------------------- October 2009 September 2009 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 51,621 208,424 43,312 167,507 Ingots And Steel For Castings 881 2,878 204 627 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 5,009 16,068 3,881 12,477 Wire Rods 1,176 3,392 1,201 3,477 Structural Shapes Heavy 57 204 85 289 Plates Cut Lengths 5,629 19,207 4,369 14,151 Plates In Coils 1,187 4,316 999 3,156 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,656 6,431 953 3,973 Bars - Light Shaped 816 2,699 623 1,884 Bars - Cold Finished 3,360 15,744 3,432 12,996 Oil Country Goods 1,398 17,203 1,990 11,931 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 320 2,660 (-) (-) Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 100 315 55 238 Line Pipe - Not Specified 2 16 (-) (-) Stainless Pipe & Tubing 6,628 47,751 5,830 47,383 Structural Pipe & Tube (-) (-) (-) (-) Wire Drawn 2,958 12,451 2,440 9,735 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,103 2,094 408 859 Sheets Cold Rolled 17,252 46,109 14,822 36,252 Strip - Hot Rolled 145 383 108 408 Strip - Cold Rolled 1,944 8,504 1,913 7,674 NOTE: See the cover report specifically explaining the current month's preliminary steel imports trade data or www.census.gov/foreign-trade/Press-Release/steel_index.ht ml. CONTACT: For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Janet Freas (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau. SOURCE: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Preliminary September 2010 (CB-10-160)